But while some mums seem to have it all together on social media, one Sydney mum has shared a completely honest account of her life with four kids – and fellow parents are absolutely loving it.

Sharing a photo of her four children sitting at a cafe to a Facebook mums group, Carly Hall shared the post “to cheer anyone up if they think they’re failing as a mum today”.

“I slept in and just couldn’t get my seven-year-old ready for school today,” Carly wrote. “So she just didn’t go… then I got two of them slurpees, while the younger two slept, just so I could have a coffee in peace (on a separate table), and scroll through Facebook while ignoring them.”

“Thought you might like to use this as a yardstick.”

"I slept in and just couldn't get my seven-year-old ready for school today." Image: Facebook/Carly Hall.

The mum-of-four's post quickly went viral on Facebook with scores of parents thanking Carly for her brutally honest post.

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"It's nice to see other mums sharing their not so 'perfect' days. There are a lot of fake Instagram moments that can make us feel like we are really screwing up, when really, no one really has any real clue. We are all flying by the seat of our pants," one woman commented.

"Finally... someone who doesn't post about their perfect life," another person wrote.

"Good on you for sharing! And you know what, everyone was happy! Sometimes, a little me time over a good coffee, is enough to recover your sanity. And as a mother of four, you deserve a medal anyway," another said.